Amazon and Google sell millions of smart speakers thanks to aggressive pricing

04 January 2018
They lost money on each sale, but captured the market before Apple even had a chance to enter it.

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Anonymous, 09 Jan 2018At the moment they are gimmicks. Answer easy questions I co... moreI wouldn't call them gimmicks, I love getting fast answers on the fly rather than unlocking my phone and opening Google Assistant or another digital assistant. My brother has the original Google Home and he uses to control his lights and change it to different colors too which is neat lol

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    • 09 Jan 2018

    ethereal, 06 Jan 2018People laughed at my comment when I had predicted the same ... moreWell no one is laughing at you now lol I love my Google Home Mini, I hope it keeps selling even though the price is back to $50.

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      • 09 Jan 2018

      At the moment they are gimmicks. Answer easy questions I could have just googled. Present a problem with security.

        Anonymous, 06 Jan 2018Not everyone needs it right now though. Some people find th... moreAgree. Please read my previous comment.

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          • 06 Jan 2018

          ethereal, 06 Jan 2018People laughed at my comment when I had predicted the same ... moreNot everyone needs it right now though. Some people find the Assistant on their phone enough

            AnonD-702955, 06 Jan 2018Every home should have a smart speaker it's the future. People laughed at my comment when I had predicted the same a few years back.

              Anonymous, 05 Jan 2018I love my Home, attached it with smartplugs it's nice to tu... moreMine works like this.

              Hey Google turn the flash light on/off.

              And I don't own the Homes :D

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                • 06 Jan 2018

                Every home should have a smart speaker it's the future.

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                  • 05 Jan 2018

                  Raphi7, 05 Jan 2018i think it was because it was more of a gimkick, required s... moreMain reason why Kinect fail lol

                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IJXsUBdl0g

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                    • 05 Jan 2018

                    AnonD-687126, 05 Jan 2018The Minis are selling well in Australia at the moment. For... moreI love my Home, attached it with smartplugs it's nice to turn on the lights and fans without having to move my ass lol

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                      • 05 Jan 2018

                      .alpha, 05 Jan 2018Isn't selling below cost illegal?How is it illegal? Selling over and above cost should be illegal lol

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                        • 05 Jan 2018

                        Isn't selling below cost illegal?

                          With prices of microsoft's devices being premium, thats hardly they would compete. Cortana is also not perfect.

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                            • 05 Jan 2018

                            ethereal, 05 Jan 2018Sad, the mini isn't available in India yet. Even if available, dont expect it to be 30$ (or even original 50$). It will be likes of 5000 INR.
                            Between that, smart speakers now in India could relatively attract very less crowd and mostly AI's are not India bound or specific. So, currently they target US (or other English nations) where their AI will work more relatively!!

                              Sad, the mini isn't available in India yet.

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                                • 05 Jan 2018

                                The Minis are selling well in Australia at the moment. For many folk I think it'll be a short term novelty. Say stuff and the Mini talks back.
                                But I've met a couple of people for whom they have really worked. It'll stick for some.

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                                  SZTadir, 04 Jan 2018I am not a gamer, so I don't know much about Kinect. But it... moreI feel like the technology didn't really have much place in gaming.
                                  Nothing wrong with the technology, but it was very difficult to recreate the same gaming experience you get with a controller by using camera/voice control.

                                    SZTadir, 04 Jan 2018I am not a gamer, so I don't know much about Kinect. But it... morei think it was because it was more of a gimkick, required some space, and it was not very well advertised............I am not a dedicated gamer, and i never had a device with Kinect so i dunno if it had bugs or something, But i suggest checking out vids or articles about it cz it can be interesting. It was a kinda competitor to the Wii which used your body parts as controller or aomething like that.

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                                      • 04 Jan 2018

                                      I am not a gamer, so I don't know much about Kinect. But it is coming up repeatedly recently. Why did such a device failed?

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